Employee Incentive Award Programs: 2022-2023
Read about employee incentive award programs and link to guidelines for eligibility and processing for 2022-2023.
Employee incentive awards recognize and reward excellence in university service. Incentive awards may be cash or noncash.
Taxable earnings: Cash awards of any amount and all cash-equivalent awards of $75 in value or greater are considered taxable earnings.
Payroll forms: See accounting guidelines and forms for requesting cash award checks and reporting the value of noncash awards for income tax purposes.
STAR Award Payment Authorization Forms can be submitted from September 6, 2022 through June 14, 2023 to ensure payment in the 2022/23 Fiscal Year.
- To submit an individual STAR Award please use the spreadsheet format in the link below.
- UCSD STAR Award Payment Authorization Form-Multiple Recipients (Excel Template)
- when using the excel template, please e-mail completed file to Multiple Recipients Submission
- include in your e-mail Department Head/Chair or Business Officer approval
Campus HR Payroll will be processing STAR Awards for each pay cycle. Please refer to the Campus HR Payroll deadline for each pay-period below.
| Monthly Pay Cycles | |||
| Check Date | Pay Period Dates | Campus HR Deadline | |
| Begin | End | ||
| Wed 02-01-23 | 01/01/2023 | 01/31/2023 | 01/18/2023 |
| Wed 03-01-23 | 02/01/2023 | 02/28/2023 | 02/10/2023 |
| Wed 03-30-23 | 03/01/2023 | 03/31/2023 | 03/16/2023 |
| Mon 05-01-23 | 04/01/2023 | 04/30/2023 | 04/14/2023 |
| Thu 06-01-23 | 05/01/2023 | 05/31/2023 | 05/17/2023 |
| Fri 06-30-23 | 06/01/2023 | 06/30/2023 | 06/15/2023 |
| Biweekly Pay Cycles | |||
| Check Date | Pay Period Dates | Campus HR Deadline | |
| Begin | End | ||
| Wed 02-01-23 | 01/08/2023 | 01/21/2023 | 01/18/2023 |
| Wed 02-15-23 | 01/22/2023 | 02/04/2023 | 02/01/2023 |
| Wed 03-01-23 | 02/05/2023 | 02/18/2023 | 02/15/2023 |
| Wed 03-15-23 | 02/19/2023 | 03/04/2023 | 03/01/2023 |
| Wed 03-29-23 | 03/05/2023 | 03/18/2023 | 03/15/2023 |
| Wed 04-12-23 | 03/19/2023 | 04/01/2023 | 03/29/2023 |
| Wed 04-26-23 | 04/02/2023 | 04/15/2023 | 04/12/2023 |
| Wed 05-10-23 | 04/16/2023 | 04/29/2023 | 04/26/2023 |
| Wed 05-24-23 | 04/30/2023 | 05/13/2023 | 05/10/2023 |
| Wed 06-07-23 | 05/14/2023 | 05/27/2023 | 05/24/2023 |
| Wed 06-21-23 | 05/28/2023 | 06/10/2023 | 06/07/2023 |
| Wed 07-05-23 | 06/11/2023 | 06/24/2023 | 06/21/2023 |
For details about incentive awards, see the campuswide Incentive Awards Guidelines (PDF), and also consult with your vice chancellor office directly.
Note: No amendments/changes to our local STAR Plan can be made.
| Vice Chancellor Area | Coordinator |
| Academic Affairs | Marie Carter-Dubois |
| Advancement | Linda Seol |
| Chief Financial Officer | Amanda Chavez |
| Chancellor Office | Aileen Serrano |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion | Frank Silva |
| UCSD Medical Center and Health Sciences* | Doug Levine |
| Marine Sciences | Amber Fehling |
| Research | Stacey McDermaid |
| Resource Management and Planning | Mira Dover |
| Student Affairs | Jessica Ison |
Health Sciences employees are part of a separate STAR Award Program: STAR Award program for Health Sciences employees.
Quick Reference Links:
- Non-Cash Awards Procedures
- Business & Financial Guideline G-41
- UC Systemwide Incentive and Recognition Award Plan